Sensor fusion in the detection of land mines

Author

Rennie, C. ; Inggs, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Cape Town Univ., Rondebosch, South Africa

fYear

1997

fDate

9-10 Sep 1997

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

26

Abstract

A number of sensors have been identified suitable for basic detection of land mines. It seems that sensor fusion offers an improved method for an improvement in false alarm rate without large reduction in detection probability. The paper states the international scope of the land mine infestation problem, and the range of sensors and their characteristics. A simulation of a number of sensors is in progress. This simulation will allow important decisions to be made concerning the choice of sensor and weighting algorithms

Keywords

electromagnetic induction; military equipment; object detection; radar applications; radiometry; sensor fusion; EM induction coil sensor; detection probability; false alarm rate; land mines detection; microwave radiometer; radar simulation; sensor fusion; sensor selection; simulation; weighting algorithms; Costs; Displays; Ground penetrating radar; Landmine detection; Optical sensors; Roads; Sensor fusion; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications and Signal Processing, 1997. COMSIG '97., Proceedings of the 1997 South African Symposium on

Conference_Location

Grahamstown

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4173-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMSIG.1997.629975

Filename

629975